32 Cheerful Yellow Rooms That Will Brighten Your Home

Whether a swath of canary or a hint of golden, bring the sunshine inside with yellow wall paint, decor, and accents.

Miki Duisterhof

Reading Nook

In this beach house's master bedroom's sitting area, a pair of chairs covered in yellow cotton matelassé swivel to face the harbor.

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Max Kim-Bee

Sunny Corner

The sap bucket next to this built-in daybed in this New Hampshire home holds three types of sunflowers, including a pale-yellow variety that the owner bred himself, named Reggie's Mix. The beadboard is painted in Benjamin Moore's Guacamole.

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Victoria Pearson

Build Your Own Unit

Spray-painted yellow and topped with plywood, three Goodwill filing cabinets—bought for $25 total—morphed into a bright storage space in this Washington home.

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Laura Moss

Sunny and Bright

The owners of this California bungalow chose Sherwin-Williams's Convivial Yellow for their breakfast nook, furnished with a built-in bench and a scalloped-top pedestal table from Ethan Allen.

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Lucas Allen

Twin Beds

The homeowners of this New Hampshire farmhouse nabbed this pair of iron beds for $160 at a yard sale and dressed them up with Garnet Hill blankets. They also painted the walls a rich yellow to contrast with the red bedding.

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Gridley + Graves

A Ray Of Sunshine

To make natural shades of the lake and lawn of this Minnesota lake cottage pop even more, the owner outfitted the porch in complementary hues of orange and yellow. She covered the futon cushion with an iconic Marimekko print, which inspired the orange-and-yellow paint treatment on the lawn chairs.

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Playing With Patterns

Striped yellow and blue fabric on walls creates an even cozier vibe. A more-is-more approach to pattern (geometric pillows, herringbone rug) and texture (crewelwork sheets) makes the mélange in Country Living's 2014 House of the Year's guest bedroom a lot more interesting.

A bright, simple canopy turns any plain bed into a cozy retreat–and indoor eye candy. Use contrasting colors for decorative throw pillows and a matching shade for regular pillow shams to tie it all together.

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Dana Gallagher

Modern Traditional Pattern

This master bedroom's existing wallpaper was enlivened by being paired with sunny curtains from Anthropologie. A portrait of this home's early residents hangs above an ebonized sleigh bed, dressed in Jayson Home & Garden linens, as well as Dwell Studio shams.

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David Hillegas

Geometric Patterns

The bright yellow walls bring some sun into this entryway.

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Max Kim-Bee

Farmhouse Dining Room

This farmhouse boasts nine brilliant shades of paint, and the dining table and chairs are from L.L. Bean.

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Annie Schlechter

Bold and Bright

Subtle accents, like cereal bowls, a striped rug, and a painted soda crate, add a youthful, energetic kick to this colorful, Texas home.

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e Herring

A Black and Gold Kitchen

Gold-flecked granite tops black cabinetry in the kitchen; the draftsman stools are from Wisteria Home. Open white windows keep the room from feeling too dark.

The kitchen gets its warmth from cherry counters, an antique island, gingham-check wallpaper, and an its yellow cabinets. Free up cabinet space, and create a clever spot for collectibles, with above-window shelving.

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James Merrell

Colors of the Sea

The kitchen's open shelving holds a collection of vintage bowls, pitchers, and canisters in shades of blue, green, and white. The pale yellow walls contrast the blues and greens.

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Lisa Romerein

Fun With Patterns

This retro Arts and Crafts-inspired kitchen doesn't look worn-out, thanks to a fresh coat of white paint, and some intricate yellow tiling.

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Max Kim-Bee

Colorful Accents

An open-plan ground floor—a mere 22 by 23 feet—in this New Hampshire farm home contains a kitchen and dining area. A local carpenter built the pine island, and the owner fashioned the pot rack by mounting a two-by-two—painted the same color as the beam—overhead. The walls are painted Golden Straw and the cabinets are painted Sherwood Green, both by Benjamin Moore.

In this Cape Cod home, the owners painted over the living room's dark-pine paneling and then reupholstered their old sofa in the same complementary hue. The walls are painted Cambridge Heights by Benjamin Moore.

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Max Kim-Bee

Yellow Accents

Wallpaper with a large-scale motif from Anthropologie eliminates the need for art in the master bedroom of this Oregon home. A West Elm duvet cover and shams—$207 for the set—pair with a pillow made from an old grain sack. Inspired by tables in a catalog, the homeowner cut stumps into nightstands. The wicker-inset headboard came from Pier 1.

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Max Kim-Bee

Country-Style Guest Bedroom

Chenille blankets and pillows­ from Martha by Mail warm up 1920s Czechoslovakian sheet-metal beds in this Maine cottage.

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Keith Scott Morton

Bright Living Room

For a bold, graphic feel, add black and white furniture with strong silhouettes to a room already vivid with color. Antiques provide warmth. To minimize clutter and hide electronics, the owner of this sunny North Carolina home designed cupboards that mimic paneling to flank the fireplace, which was relocated to this room from another area in the house.

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Keith Scott Morton

Mirrored Dining Room

The owner of this glamorous dining room, a frequent party hostess, wanted drama to take center stage; mirrors and candles deliver just that. "Why put up portraits and look at someone else, when you can put up mirrors and look at yourself?" she said.

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Bold Tones

Strong, saturated colors in warm tones, like the burgundy and sunflower hues in this chic kitchen, keep a contemporary space homey and inviting.

The drama of black, white, and yellow is playfully undercut by this office chair's upholstery, which is raincoat vinyl.

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Gridley + Graves

Rustic Dining Room

Lemony yellow walls seem to glow within the context of this Pennsylvania home's original wood beams and the burnished warmth of a c. 1800 church pew, transformed into a dining table by a local craftsman.

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Keith Scott Morton

Old World Europe

A yellow backdrop sets the scene for Old World Europe-style furnishings. The headboard and chair are upholstered in matching blue tartan fabric, and paintings of Scottish Highland cattle purchased at the London flea markets grace the walls.

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